Combined extension-tray and bag.



W. SGHWEITZER & H. H. LABADIE.

COMBINED EXTENSION TRAY AND BAG.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22. 1908.

Patented Dec. 15, 1.908 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 W. SGHWEITZER & H. H. LABADIB.

COMBINED EXTENSION TRAY AND BAG.

APPLICATION FILED JUNII 22. 1908.

Patented Dec. 15, 1908 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

RN RN 0 00 0 00x0 060 Q 00v FM *9 VAN Hm JPN Inventors: .WMD

Wntnesses N WILLIAM SCHWEITZER AND HARRY H. LABADIE, OEOHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COMBINED EX'IENSION-TRAY AND BAG:

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 15, 1908.

Application filed June 22,, 1908. Saris-1N0. ,48Q,8.02-,

To all whom .c't' may concern:

Be 1t. known that W6,.WILLIAM SOHWEIT- zen-and HARRY HAMILTON LABADIE, citizens of the United-States, and residents of.

Chicago, in the county of Cook, in the State of Illinois, have invented. certain newand use-.v

ful Improvements in aCombined. Extension- Tray and. Bag; and we do hereby declare that the following description of our said. invention, taken; in. connection with theaccompanying sheets of'drawings, forms a full, clear, and exact specification, which will enable others skilled inthe art to which it ap ertains to makeanduse-the same.

Thisinvention hasgeneral reference to.

improvements in combined extension-tray and. bag; and. it. consists,. essentially, in the novel and: peculiar combination. of parts and detailsbfconstruction, as hereinafter first fully-set forth and described and then.

pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings already-mentioned, which.

serve to.illustrate our invention-morefully, Figure 1 is aperspectiveview of. a traveling bag embodying our. improvements. Fig.2 is a transverse-sectional-elevation of the extension trays-.as they appear when inclosed intheir covering, thelower portion of the bag or bottom thereof beingshown in elevation. Fig. 3 isanend-elevation of .the extension trays, the bottom. of..the;bag-being shown in section. Fig. 4- end-elevatlon. of .the trays partlyextended: Fig.- 5 is a perspec-. tive-viewof thelowest section of the trays.

Fig. 6.is.a plan,. and Fig.. 7 a .longitudinal.. section ofone of the lateswhich are attached. to, the opposite en s of the. trays and the bottom section-or frame. Fig. 8 .is a plan, and Fig.9 aside-elevation of one of the links.

Fig. 10 is .a similar viewof. the same slightlymodified.

Like parts are designated by corresponding lettersand symbols of. reference in all.

the figures.

ThlS invention hasiorits .object the production ofv an efficient, serviceable,- and convenient combined sample-case, and traveling-bag or case, in. WhlCh the sample-case consists of;a .se'riesof trays. which, when contracted, shall: occupy. the lower portion of the traveling-bag and which, when re: moved therefrom,- maybeextended so that the contents of thetrays. or the. samples contained therein can be conveniently ex: hibited and examined. In order to accomplish these results we construct this samplecase of, a box-shapedbaseA, the sides and ends of which. are abb t d r. ffrset'. t.

their upper edges at a, a series of =trays.B;; BY, a bottom tray or framefi, a lCLa cover or bag D, said cover consisting, preferably, of a Gladstone or so-called- Oxford style ofbag-and havingwithin its interior, a removable tray E, said trays B, B occupy?- ing the lower half ofthe bag D and the tray E- a portionof theupper half of the same.

The trays B and B are a proximately the length of the bag D zbuts htly less than one-half of its Width, and they arearranged one above the other in, two tierssas clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Each of these trays has on opposite ends and flush with; te upper edge thereof, plates F, one of which;is c earlyand fully illustrated in Fig\. 6;. said, platesconsisting ofstrips. ofmetal it. their outer ends and in their center, holes f, which serve to receive pivots Figs... 3 and 4, and further holes f throng .wliiich.rivets, g, are passed, bymeans .of. which the slates are securely fastened tothe. trays, an holes for the reception. of studs .orhstops, the object. of. whichwill; hereinafiten-moro fully appear.

ring at also.

C is .a rectangular frameof a width, length,

sions o the trays B when. used .eithelliini-a. single .or double tiers, asv the, case-maybe, except that it isdonger. than, these trays so;

as to afford rabbets at the ends and. upplir... .t e,

edges of said frame for the attachment 0 lowermost barsF, it being understood ithflt the. longitudinal distance between. the rabebeted. endsequals thelengthof the trays 13;,

while the .entirellength of the frameCe uals. theinterior. length, of the. base A, into w 'ch.-

said frameG fits snugl but. removably,

G are aseries of lin same width and thicknessas. the. lateaF; but shorter than these plates ivoted with their ends tothe plates so. as to orm parallelograms, thelinks G andG on.

the uppermost tray bein pivoted with-one end to the middle, and rig t-hand. end, otthe uppermostplate Fraud connecting with the other end'withthe left-hand end, and-.the middle. of, the-next succeedinglower bar Ft ofieubstantially the hey. are

while asimilar set of links G3 and G connectsv with the nextlower. plate F this arrange? ment bein continued down to. thelowen.v most trayameCz; a pair oftheplates being shown attached to-one end. of, the tray-frame C in. Fig. 5.: Thisarrangement ofolinks and .hnks G slant in the opposite direction.

I desirable and approve These links are all flat strips of metal except where two links are pivoted to the same pivot in which case one series of links is offset, as shown at b in Fig. 9, or a washer b of the same thickness as the links may be placed between the respective links and bars to com ensate for "the additional thickness of the links, such a construction being clearly illustrated in Fig. 10. r The lowermost tray or tray-frame C fits snugly into the base or bottom of the bag D and this bottom is attached to the bag D by means of catches H, Fi s. 1 and 2, in any d -manner, it being understood that the bag D is open 'at its lower end for the reception of the sample trays B.

The bag D has in its interior a series of straps K, fastened to the walls of the bag by rivets, eyelets, or similar fastening 7:, said straps being arranged to hold the tray E in suspension by engaging buttons m, as shown in Fig. 2. In all other respects this bag D is 7 identical with, or may be of any specia construction of, traveling-bags, and we desire it distinctly understood that we do not wish to. confine ourselves to any particular design of bag aside from the essential features heretofore described, in fact, a plain jacket &c.,

- may be placed over the extension-trays and the tra secured thereto by catches H without departing from ourinvention. It is, furthermore, evident that the trays B and B may be made of any desired length, width and depth, and of an suitable material, and that instead of a dbuble tier of trays B and B we may use a single tier onl and that any number of trays may be use in a single or'double tier without changing or modifying our invention.

It is a well-known fact that salesmen who have to carry samples of the goods which they show and for which they solicit orders are loth to carry more than one sample-case, traveling case or suit case, .andthat a sample-case which has suflicient space to contain the most necessary wearing-apparel, is a desideratum: Our sample-case combines these features because the samples are carried in the to' et, and wearing-articles in the'tray E in the upper part of the bag D. To show these samples, a salesman needs not, therefore, expose his wearing apparel to view be-. e sample-case is removed from the bag by disengaging the catches H and withcause t s, in the lower part of our device, and

multiples of but two states position, as shown Fig. 4, while an opposite movement of the trays B, B will return them to their normal or closed position. We now call attention to the factthat in this device figure, the third tray ex osed to view. I

this device a sales- It is evident that wit man can show the contents of after the other which is quite an advantage because he can hold the attention of a rospective customer for a longer time an explain the merits of the goods more fully by concentrating the attention of his client to .the particular tray, than if the entire tier of trays is exposed to view at the same time. Thus a salesman can, after having shown the goods in the uppermost tray, unfold the next succeedingl'lower' tray (or any other lower tray, for t at matter), and cover up the exhibited tray, or not, as occasion may require. It will thus be seen that this device possesses merits not found in'any'other sample-case with which we are acquainted. It is also evident that the trays and the bag may be covered with cloth, leather and all the other materials now employed in trunks, suitcases, traveling bags, &c., to satisfy the requirements of the urchaser.

In order that t e trays, when extended, may be supported sufficiently to prevent the outer ones of the series from sagging, we have located the studs 9 in the bars F adjacent to the pivotal points of the G so that, when extended as shown in Fig. 4 these links will rest upon said studs or stops and thereby sustain the trays, at the same time hmiting the movement of the trays so that one tray cannot pass beyond the edge of the lower tray whic would interfere with the rapid and successful closing of the trays afabove the respective the trays one ter having been unfolded or extended. This is an essential feature of our present device and overcomes the troubles and 'vexations inherent to'similar devices now in use. It will be further observed that in thisdevice there are but one kind of plates and links, that is to say, all the plates and links are duplicates so that the cost of manufacture of these parts and their assembling! is reduced to a for the reason that there are arts required to roduce the mechanism or hingmg or g the trays together.

Having thus fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure to us by Letters Patent of the United States- -l. As an im -roved article of manufacture, a stepped disp ay tray consisting, essentially,

- secured to said plates; a series of li of a rectangular frame havin rabbets on the upper edges of its two ends; ars in said rabbets and secured to said frame; pivots on said bars; a series of superimposed trays above said frame, and of a length equal to the distance between said rabbets; a series of bars at the upper edges and ends of said trays and secured thereto; a series of ivots secured to said pivots, one half of said links beoffset to overlap the opposing set of 1i s; studs, projecting from said bars adjacent to said pivots and in line therewith and serving as stops for said links; a base wherein said frame is permanently aflixed, and a suitable cover for said trays.

2. In a stepped display tray, a frame having its two ends rabbeted at the u per ed es; metallic bars in said rabbets an secure to said frame; pivots secured to said bars; a series of trays of a length equal to the distance between the rabbets of said frame; narrow bars at the ends of said trays and flush with the upper edges thereof; pivots in said lastmentioned bars correspondingb in ptpsition are t at are located in the rah ets of said frame; a series of'links mounted u onsaid projecting from sai bars adjacent to said pivots and in line therewith and serving as stops for said links; said bars and links being made from rods of substantially the same pivots; studs,

width and thickness, and one half of the links being offset to overla the opposing links as described, whereby t emanufacture of said bars and links is facilitated by their being duplicates and made from the same material, as set' forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our invention we have hereunto set our hands in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

w. SCHWEITZER. H. H. LABADIE.

Attest:

MICHAEL J. STARK, WILLIAM O. STARK. 

